Friday, March 30, 2012

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share with you a couple of cards I created with some brand new stamps from Our Daily Bread designs (available April 1st!). I made these while I was filming a Paper Piercing / Faux Stitching Tutorial over at the Our Daily Bread designs blog.....check out the tutorial HERE.

I LOVE this new stamp, the Prayer of St. Francis! It has been a favorite of mine for many years....I will store this stamp on the shelf next to the Mother Teresa sets by Our Daily Bread designs......oh, in case you're a Mother Teresa fan, those sets are 'Mother Teresa', 'Let Us Begin', and there is a quote from her on one of the March releases, 'Spread Light'!

To find out how to make shaped cards with your Spellbinder dies and Grand Calibur, check out a tutorial HERE!

Another card I made for the Paper Piercing tutorial features the new 'Cat Sympathy' set....isn't this Kitty adorable?! Pets are part of our families and it sure is tough when we have to say goodbye. I could have used this (and the 'Dog Sympathy' set) many times already, unfortunately.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Hi everyone! My great-niece, Kylinne, turned one this past weekend..... I had already purchased a gift for her, but then I saw the cutest penguin pillow on Jess' blog, Craftiness Is Not Optional, and ordered the pattern immediately (link below)! I just had to give it a try, even though I hadn't sewn anything like this in 30 years (since junior high!) By far, it's not perfect, but I managed to "get 'er done" in half a day (yes, I'm slow!)

I spent so much time on the pillow that I ran out of time for the matching card (made with the fabric scraps).....I will post that soon....um.....as soon as I finish it!

Here is the beautiful, blue-eyed birthday girl herself!!! If you saw the recent scrapbook page HERE during Our Daily Bread designs Anniversary Week, this is the same little darlin'!!!!

Supplies used for the Penguin Pillow:Pattern by Gingercake Patterns and Design;Fabric by JoAnn's (I chose these colors to match Kylinne's room);Tools: Basics....scissors (no fancy cutting wheel), my sweet little (and inexpensive) Singer sewing machine from Target (my honey bought it so I could sew on my cards.....HA!!!!), and me!

Thanks for taking a peek! You just might see more "different" stuff from me yet.....I think I might have the "sewing bug"!!!!

Hi everyone! Welcome to the "For the Love Of....Easter" Blog Hop, hosted by our amazing Alumni Team and joined by a few designers as well! Hop along to the blogs listed at the bottom of this post and leave a comment for a chance to win a $15.00 gift certificate to the Our Daily Bread designs store!!! You have until April 11th at 6pm EST to complete the hop....the winner will be announced on April 12th!

I have chosen two amazing Easter sets from the ODBD stamp collection to share with you today....my first sample features "I Am The Way", which is not only designed for Easter cards, but many other occasions as well! The lily images, plus the beautiful scriptures are so versatile, which makes this one of my favorite sets!

My second sample features another powerful set, "He Is Risen". Though I did not use the cross of nails for this sample, this is one of my favorite ODBD images......it's so powerful and makes it real just how much He loves us....that He would take on the sin of the whole world! The scriptures here are amazing as well.....I LOVE this set!

Friday, March 23, 2012

Hi everyone! Today I'd like to share a sympathy card created with one of the new Flower Soft Card Kits (coming soon to Our Daily Bread designs!). I am a HUGE fan of all of Flower Soft's products.....there are so many gorgeous pre-printed "Card Toppers" and kits....all you have to do is stamp, add Flower Soft sprinkles, and your card nearly makes itself!!! If you'd like to learn more about Flower Soft, please visit the Tutorial/Product Review Archives on the Our Daily Bread designs Blog.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Hi everyone! Hope you have all had a wonderful weekend! It has been so gorgeous here in Indiana, and though I have a bit of spring fever and wish to stay outside, I did take some time to play in a couple of challenges for a birthday card I need to mail out. The Featured Stamper at Splitcoast is Diane aka pinkberry.....what a fantastic gallery!!! I chose this gorgeous card due to the great layout! As Diane's card, I chose two different pieces of designer paper, but once I put them together, they look the same...oh well!

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Hi everyone! The day is finally here.....it's Our Daily Bread designs' 4th Anniversary.....congrats, ODBD!!!! For those of you who have been with us for a while, you know that we have brand new scripture stamps to release for our anniversary! To our newcomers, WELCOME! For each anniversary's stamp release, all of the designers for ODBD (Our Daily Bread designs) have the opportunity to choose a scripture to be made into a stamp.....this year, we have chosen a mixture of scriptures, quotes, and sentiments....check out all of the New Releases HERE!

As soon as I heard the news that we could choose sentiments and quotes as well as scripture verses for our stamp choice, I instantly picked "You Bless Me!" for mine! There are so many instances when I want to express how much someone has blessed my life, and an ordinary "Thank You" stamp just doesn't say enough. These "three little words" say even more than thank you! I "heart" my new stamp!!! :)

For my card sample, I am using my sentiment stamp from the new "Sentiments Collection". I started by stamping the frame from Mini Tags 2 in bright pink, then stamped "You Bless Me!" inside, using a Stamp-a-ma-jig stamp positioner to line it up straight, then the tag was cut out with Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio 3. Most of the card was finished when I decided it needed a pink 2-Step Butterfly to coordinate with the tag. I stamped the solid butterfly background in bright pink, then, using the Stamp-a-ma-jig, overstamped the butterfly outline in dark brown, used a Glitter Pen to highlight the butterfly wings, then cut out the butterfly using the "Grunge Butterfly Die".

Now, the moment you've been waiting for.....on with the hop!!!!! If you have hopped here from Debi's fabulous blog, you are in the right place. If not, please head over to the Our Daily Bread designs Blog and start from the beginning.....we don't want you to miss a thing!!!! You have until Sunday, March 18 at 8pm EDT to complete the hop. Kelley has generously offered one new anniversary set to four hoppers and one Anniversary Bread Basket Bundle to one lucky hopper.....thanks, Kelley, you're the best!!! If you happen to get lost along the way, or if there are any broken links, please visit the ODBD Blog for the complete list.

For my sample below, the Small Bird Background was stamped on Very Vanilla with baby blue ink using the MegaMount stamp block, then the hymn was overstamped in black. After tearing the edges and sponging with espresso brown and baby blue ink, the panel was layered on espresso brown cardstock. At this point it really needed a pop of color, so I added some Ruby Red ink using an air-spritzer tool to match the Prima Flower and dew drops in the top corner. The corner flourish is the "Victorian Romance Flourish" by Cheery Lynn Designs...though it looks black in the photo, the flourish was cut from Early Espresso (brown) cardstock to match the mat. When finished, several layers of "Pearl" Glimmer Mist were added for some sparkle.

If you've ever been to my gallery at ODBD or Splitcoast, you will see that I love to use Our Daily Bread designs' Background Stamps as the main focus of many projects. With such great backgrounds, especially the hymns, I just can't bear to cover them up!!

Now.....on with the hop! Our talented Alumni Team, plus design team, challenge team, and scrapbook team volunteers have all made samples with the various Background Stamps. On one of the following blogs is a hidden prize of one $15.00 gift certificate to the ODBD store! Visit each blog, leave a comment, then return to the ODBD blog to let us know you have completed the hop. You have until March 28th 6 pm to complete the hop...the winner will be announced on the ODBD blog on March 29. Happy hopping!!!!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Designer's Favorites Flower Hunt Game! There are a dozen Breadsticks (twelve designers) who will be sharing their favorite Our Daily Bread designs stamp sets with you today along with a project sample using at least one of those faves. Six of the twelve "Breadsticks" have a hidden flower on the sidebar of their blog. In honor of Our Daily Bread designs' 4th Anniversary, you will be collecting a flower bouquet in order to qualify to win one of three free stamp sets!

Here is how to play:*Visit each designer listed below*Leave a comment*Keep a list of each designer who has a special flower blog button. Write down the designer's name and the name of the flower they have.*When you have visited all 12, left comments and found the 6 flowers, send an email to Grace at gnywening@yahoo.com. Simply name the 6 designers who had the flowers and the flower they had.*Winners will be chosen randomly from all who email me with their list by 9:00pm DST Mar. 15th!

I am so, so blessed to be a designer for Our Daily Bread designs and have been since December 2008! I have sooooo many favorite sets so it's difficult to choose just a few, but here are the ones at the top of my "heart" list:Happy Birthday......I have nearly worn this set out!! The scriptures are some of my favorites and can be used for any occasion. Since I make an average of 100 birthday cards a year, these birthday sentiments always accompany a scripture on the inside!Faith....I adore the butterfly image and the scriptures are so beautiful and versatile! Something about this set just speaks to me!!The Mighty Sea.....perfect not only for masculine cards, but for any occasion.....such a gorgeous image and I love the scriptures too!Seed Packet set.......I love this set because there are many stamps (The Garden Collection) which coordinate with it....the possibilities with this set are endless! The scripture about having the faith of a mustard seed is one of my all time favorite scriptures! I have used the Seed Packet image as a photo frame for my great-niece's photo on my scrap-page sample today. (Isn't she adorable?!)

Monday, March 12, 2012

Happy Monday, everyone! I have two cards to share with you today, which I made while doing a "Faux Silk" tutorial over at the Our Daily Bread designs blog....check out the video and post HERE. We are in the middle of Anniversary Week over at ODBD, leading up to Saturday's reveal of the new Scripture Collection sets. Check out some ODBD info and our Anniversary Week itinerary on Betty's post HERE.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Hi everyone! Hope you have had a very blessed weekend! Just wanted to share a very clean and simple, one layer card I made today to send to a family friend who lost her husband this week. This card is a case (copy and share everything) from Harriet aka hskelly's gallery.....Harriet is the Featured Stamper at Splitcoast this week. Her gallery is full of CAS inspiration....I chose this gorgeous card as inspiration for mine.

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I am a Christian, daughter, sister, and wife....very happily married for 25 years to my very best friend, who is so supportive of anything I do! I work full time in accounts receivable and collections, and have a home-based business in which I help others with essential oils and all-natural products. I am also blessed to be a designer for Our Daily Bread Designs, who carries the most awesome Christian-based stamps! I also write the Customer Card of the Day post for the Our Daily Bread designs Blog, plus work at stamp shows in their booth occasionally.